Simple Pleasures

 

Another re-do, this time featuring a photo taken in the Summer of 1951. From left to right, my sister Jean, cousins Jane and Mary Kay Kehoe, and a pigtailed me on the end. We were in my grandmother's back yard, with her beautiful rock garden behind us.

I used the sketch that came in My Creative Scrapbook’s August LE kit as my roadmap, keeping pretty close to the design. I wanted to make my photo stand out, so I chose the less busy “B” side of the Blossom Sprinkle paper for my base. The “A” side of the Growing Wild sheet is a perfect match; I cut off enough to fit and flipped it on its side. I used a frame from the Die Cut package, adhering to the bottom of my photo and then to the Growing Wild piece. Next, I did a little trial and error to select the surrounding items. I wanted to use a part of the red polka dot file card from the Die Cuts; I cut off just enough to fit and put the remainder back for later. I selected one of the tags from the package to place on the bottom right. The other two tags were made with what I had left from the large matting piece – trimmed, punched and embellished with some jute from my stash. Next, I added a few of the journaling pieces to form my title and a piece for that sweet bird to rest on. A few pieces from the Little Birdie package and some splats and I was done!

 

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*****Supplies*****

***Paper***

49 & Market – Nature’s Haven Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Blossom Sprinkle #JNH-33076

49 & Market – Nature’s Haven Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Growing Wild #JNH-33090

***Embellishments***

49 & Market – Nature’s Haven Collection – Die Cuts – Elements #JNH-33199

49 & Market – Nature’s Haven Collection – Laser Cuts – Elements #JNH-33175

Little Birdie – Handmade Flowers – Arcadia Collection – Cardinal Red #CR92851

American Crafts – Jute Basics #89424

***Mediums***

Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink Pad – Ground Espresso

Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Oxide Spray – Lumberjack Plaid

***Other***

Beacon – Fabri-Tac Permanent Adhesive

Scrapbook.com – Artis Craft Glue

***Tools***

EK Success – Cutter Bee Scissors

We R Makers – Crop-A-Dile Big Bite

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